Toy Insider Editor-in-Chief Ali Mierzejewski joined NBC in San Francisco to show off some great toys that kids can play together while maintaining proper social distancing. For more on the items featured in this segment, check out the product notes below, and be sure to check out The Toy Insider’s 2020 Spring & Summer Gift Guide.

CREATIVE ROOTS PAINT YOUR OWN STEPPING STONE

Prepare to have fun with this ready-to-paint 7-inch ceramic stepping stone. Unleash your creativity as you design lovely color patterns and details that express your style and artistic eye. Discover the art of color mixing as you create different hues, vibrant color schemes, and decorative accents. Display your stepping stone on a shelf, in an…

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  • MSRP:
  • $7.99
  • Age:
  • 8+

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BOOM CITY RACERS

Boom City Racers allows kids to race the most explosive cars ever. Pull the ripcord and watch your mystery car explode out of the firecracker and smash into pieces. Rebuild your car for repeat play.

Product Facts

  • MSRP:
  • $5.99 (Single Pack); $9.99 (2-Pack); $14.99 (Starter Pack); $29.99 (Fireworks Factory)
  • Age:
  • 4+

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FUNATIC FOAM

The colorful, scented, Funatic Foam brings bubbly fun to the bathtub or the backyard. Kids can spray foam made from real soap into the palms of their hands or blast it up to 8 feet when playing outside. It won't sting kids' eyes and is designed to be safe for indoor or outdoor use. The…

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  • MSRP:
  • $9.99
  • Age:
  • 3+

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DANCE CHARADES

In this game, players will get up and moving as they try to dance out as many of the dance charades cards as they can in 40 seconds. A point is rewarded for each correct dance the other players guess. In this game, players will get up and moving as they try to dance out…

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  • MSRP:
  • $24.99
  • Age:
  • 6+

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POP AND PASS

With Pop and Pass, kids can grab a launcher and insert the soft foam ball, pull back the handle to load, and launch it into the air while the other player tries to catch it. The functional basket design features an easy auto-reload, and an oddly satisfying “bloop” sound effect accompanies each pop and pass.With…

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  • MSRP:
  • $24.99
  • Age:
  • 6+

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MARSHMALLOW BLASTER DOUBLE BARREL BLASTER

Kids can launch real marshmallows up to 40 feet away by pumping the handle on the back of this blaster. The easy-to-fill cylinder can hold up to 50 mini marshmallows. Kids can launch real mini marshmallows up to 40 feet away by pumping the handle on the back of this blaster. The easy-to-fill cylinder can…

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  • MSRP:
  • $30.99; $34.99 CAD
  • Age:
  • 8+

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X-SHOT EPIC FAST FILL

  This blaster holds more than 5 cups of water and is nearly 21 inches long. Kids can fill the blaster in 1 second and shoot water up to 34 feet using four different nozzles. This blaster holds more than 5 cups of water and is nearly 21 inches long. Kids can fill the blaster…

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  • MSRP:
  • $14.99; $24.99 CAD
  • Age:
  • 3+

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About the author

Bill Reese

Bill Reese

Bill Reese is Business Operations Manager at Adventure Media & Events, where he's worked since 2014. A former editor at Playbill and graduate of SUNY–Purchase, he spends most weekends rooting for the New York Red Bulls pro soccer team and making subway systems out of Brio trains with his little boy Jonah.

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